Record strip easel and deflector for autographic registers



Aug. 9,1932. E'JK'. BOTTLE 1,870,231

PHIG REGISTERS RECORD STRIP EASEL AND DEF'LECTOH FOR AUTOGRA Fild Aug. 8, 1928 Patented Aug. 9 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE' EDWARD KIRI BY BOTTLE, OF ELMIRA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNO R T AMERICAN SALES BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, OF'TOBONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, A CORPORATION OF ONTARIO RECORD STRIP EASEL AND, DEFLECTOR AUTOGRAIHIC REGISTERS Application filed August 8,1928. Serial No. 298,190.

This invention-relates to improvements in manifolding machines such, for example as autographic registers and more particularly, with reference to some of its specific features, it relates to improvements in means for positioning the-inscribed record strips orv J machines of the class mentioned an improved record strip deflector'wvhereby inscribed rec ord strips, as they emerge from'the feeding mechanism, are positioned for convenient observation by the operator, and for convenient I manual removal.

Another object is to provide for machines of the class mentioned an improved record strip deflector which can expeditiously be 7 placed .in operative or inoperative position.-

' Another object is to provide for machines of theclass mentioned an improved strip de- 1 flector adapted for application to autogra'phic registers or like machines of existing construction, and which can be easily placed in operative position thereon or removed therefrom.

Another object is to provide forimachines' of the class mentioned an improved strip deflector and support which is mounted on the machine so that it can be moved into collapsed condition or extended into operative position. i

A further object is to provide, for machines of the class mentioned, an improved easel providing in a simple and satisfactory manner, a temporary or detachable filing or storage compartment into which one or a plurality of the inscribed record strips may be folded for temporary disposal thereof.

Another object is to provide an improved easel for machines of the class mentioned, having a. main and auxiliary filing compartments for one or a plurality of inscribed record strips,and providing for the storage,

in the separate compartments, of difierent parts of a continuous record strip.

Another object is to provide, for machines of the class mentioned, an improved easel forming anattachment for effecting conversion of machines of the non-filing type into machines of the filing type.

Other objects will be in part pointed out in the following detailed description of certain illustrative, but preferred embodiments of the invention and will be in part obvious [in connection therewith.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts, which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims. Y

For a complete understanding of the nature and objects of the invention reference is had to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, and to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a central vertical longitudinal section through an autographic register illustration being partially diagrammatic: Fig. .2is a perspective view of the record strip deflector shown in Fig. 1;

equipped with one form of the invention, the

Fig. 3 is a partially diagrammatic perspective view with parts in longitudinal vertical section of a difierent embodiment of the invention and including a temporary filing compartment applied to an autographic register of standand construction;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of adifi'erent form of record strip deflector applied to an autographic register of standard construction;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the strip deflector shown in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a modification of the strip deflector of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a partially diagrammatic elevai tional view with parts in section, of an autoform of strip deflector, and

'Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the strip casing 10 with. an end wall 11 and a platen or writing table 12 horizontally positioned for supporting continuous record strips in writing position. These record strips may be of known form, each preferably having blank forms arranged in a series therealong and having a longitudinal series of P marginal'apertures along each longitudinal edge for cooperation with the strip feeding mechanism so as to feed and align thestrips" in a manner well-known in the art, and as disclosed in the patent to Clarence L. J ohnston ;#1,658,127 for autographic' registers, dated February 7,1926.

These record strips may be folded together in a zig-zag supoly pad as in the Johnston patent and filed in a supply compartment in the register casmg.

The feed shaft 13 carries two spaced feed disks 14 of a construction similar to that disclosed in the Johnston patent cooperating with a superposed feed roll 15 mounted for.

yielding upward movement in the housing 16 which may be pivoted to the casing by means of arms 17 so as to swing upwardly and forwardl from the position illustrated in Fig. 1. he construction of the strip feeding mechanism and the arrangement thereof with reference to the platen and to the supply" compartment of the machine may be similar in general to that disclosed in the Johnston 0 patent mentioned, 'or they may be of other known form. a

A cover plate 18 may be secured to the upper margin of the casing-walls adjacent to the feed mechanism substantially at the level of the platen 12 and at the upper edge of the end wall 11 a transverse slot 19 is pro vided for the reception of the strip deflector 20. As shown in Fi s." 1 and 2, this strip deflector may be in the form of a plate of metal or simllar stiff material and is mount ed so as to be extended in an upwardl inclined position at the forward end 0 the machine as shown in Fig, 1, or to be retracted in telescopic position within the casing. This deflector in'the embodiment shown, is supportedby spaced rods or bars'21, 22 and 23, extending transversely of the casing and it 1s also supported upon the end wall 11 to the bottom of the slot 19. I The strip deflector is preferably bowed or curved longitudinally with its convex faceupwardl as shown, and at its rear end it is provi ed with a stop or lug 24 positioned for contacting with the supporting rod 22 when the deflector is extended.

A the purpose of supportin A downwardly extending flange 25,. may be formed at the forward end of the deflector serving as a handle for extending or retracting the deflector and also as a stop contacting with the adjacent face of the end wall 11 to limit retraction. The deflector may be guided against undue -edgewise movement by -means of lugs 26 carried by the rod 21 and also by the terminals of the slot 19.

As the strip deflector 20 is intended for the loose ends of the forwardly fed recor strips A, it gnay be of any convenient width forthis purpose,

and it may be formed of wires instead of a late as shown. Its width, however, is preferably less than the distance between the feed disks 14; so as to be received between the latter.

It will now be seen that when the deflector is extended as in Fig.' 1, it functions to receive and support the record strips as they emerge from the feed mechanism deflecting themupwardly into a osition in which they may be easily observe by the operator and readily grasped and removed as desired. When not needed for use the deflector may be collapsed or telescoped into the casing, its longitudinal curved form preventing the rear end thereof from projecting downwardly too far into the storage compartment and at the same time, functioning to dispose the deflector in its upwardly inclined position when extended. Due to its simple construc-- tion and the simple construction of the supporting arrangement, the deflector may be easily applied to machines of existing c0n storage compartment, and the arrangement shown rovides atemporary storage compartment or one or more of the record strips.

The register shown in Fig. 3 is similar to that of Fig. 1 above described and correspondingparts are designated by the same reference numerals. In order to form the temporary filing compartment forwardly of the end wall 11' of the register an easel 27 is provided havin gularly upwar 1y extendin back plate 29 preferably'inclined rearwar ly and upwardly from its lower edge as shown. These two plates or walls may be formed of a single sheet ofmetal or the like, bent into the desired form or they may be formed of two or more sheets attached together. As shown in Fig. 3, it will be observed that the base late 18 may extend underneath the re ister w mmby the latter may rest upon said ase plate so as to secure the easel in its correct position relatively to the end of the register, or if preferred the easel may be secured in position by some other convenlent means. By virtue of a base plate 28 and. an anthis arrangement, the easel is sufliciently cured to the register by the frictional engagement of the latter as it rests by its own weight upon the base plate 28.

In some of its aspects, the deflector plate 30 is similar to the deflector plate 20 above described and it serves a similar purpose in deflecting therecord strips A upwardly and shown in the form ofalight rod or wire 3l appropriately supported by the machine casing in any convenient manner (not shown). As shown, the edge of the deflector plate 30 may be .bent or offset to provide a flange or bead engaging the supporting rod 31. The rear edge of the deflector plate or the wire 31 thus acts as a diverter or separator for separating the file strip from the other strips which are moved upwardly upon the deflector 30. The outer end of the deflector may be provided with a downwardly extending flange 32 passing over the upper edge of the back wall 29 of the easel, the outer end of the deflector and the easel thus being mutually supported. The base 28 of the easel may be appropriately attached to the register or it may be retained in position by extending it beneath the forward end of the register as'shown.

In some cases, it is desirable to provide the easel with a false or separate back 33 spaced slightly from the back 29 and preferably arranged substantially parallel with the latter.

The false back 33 is preferably joined with the base plate 28 intermediate the edges thereof as shown and preferably terminates at its upper edge below the upper edge of the back plate 29.

The false back 33 provides a storage space or compartment 34 in which a. desired number of the inscribed record sheets on tickets may be manually stored, such as that represented by a days business, an hours business or some other period. In placing the inscribed sheets or tickets in the storage compartment ,34, it is unnecessary-to sever the strip which may extend continuously over the upper edge. of

. the false back 33 as shown. 1

diverterso as to be extended up the inclined face of the deflector 30. Since as above mentioned, the record strips are preferably folded into a-zig-zag supply pad, they are creased transversely at intervals and have a tenden ey to refold along these creased lines.

herefore, as the lower or file strip is fed forwardly, it may cooperate with the surfaces of the easel against which it is projected by operation of the feeding mechanism so as to cause the strip to be directed naturally into folded position withii the temporary file compartment providedv V etween the end wall ll-and the false back 33. It is a simple matter to manually adjust the folds of the file strip in this compartment in case the folding under action of the feeding mechanism is not compact or complete.

In the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5, an autographic register of 35 preferably extending laterally at both sides of the machine slightly beyond the side walls thereof, or these rails maybe otherwise formed; These supporting rails act as guideways for adjustably' supporting the upwardly inclined strip deflector plate 36.

At its lower end, the deflector 36 is pro-- vided with laterally opposed downwardly extending angularly disposed supporting extensions or lugs 37 flanged inwardly toward each other at their lower extremities as at 38. A channel 39 isthus provided at the lower end of the deflector for receiving the rails 35 and the lower end of the deflector above the channels 39 may rest against the top plate of the register to rovide a support.

It will there ore be seen that the strip deflector 36 may be supported in upwardlv'inclined position as shown, performing functions similar to those of the deflectors 20 and 30 above described. The deflector 36 may be readily slid or adjusted backwardly and forwardly along the supporting rails 35 and will be supported in oper tive position in any ad- 'ustment thereof by means of the supporting lugs described.

Fig. 6 shows a modification of the means shown in Fig. 5 for. supporting the deflector plate in operative position. -In this case the inwardly extending flanges 38 at the lower ends of the extensions 36 are turned upwardly and backwardly at their ends so as to form a backwardly.extending 'contaet plate 40 spacedupwardly slightly from the flange 38'. Since the flange 38' may be of springv material, the contact plates 40 provide a.yield"ng means for engaging the lower edges of the guiding and supporting rails 35, thus tending to hold thecleflector in correct operative position at all times to permit easy adjustment forwardly or backwardly.

The form of the invention shown in Fig. 7 is applied to an autographic register embodying the features substantially as in ig. above described. In this case, the deflector 41' is provided at its lower edge with an angularly disposed attaching flange 42 adapted to be secured to the register as by placing it under the rear cover plate 18 and securing the latter in sition as shown. The operation of this de ector is substantially the same as in the case of the deflectors 20 and 36 above described.

Since certain changes may be made in the above construction and different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in. the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the followingclaims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, mightbe said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an autographic register, in combination, record strip feeding means, a detachable easel having a rear wall and a base plate forming means for securing the easel in position relatively to the point of emergence of the strip from the "feeding means, said easel providing a temporary compartment positioned below said point of emergence into which one or more of the record strips may be folded.

2. In an autographic register, in combmation, record strip feedingmeans, a detachable eas'el having a rear wall and a base late forming, means for securing the easel in position relatively to the point of emergence of the strip from the feeding means, said easel providing a temporary compartment positioned below said point of emergence into w 'ich one or more of the transcribed recordstrips may be folded, a diverter for diverting oneor more strips, from a plurality of superposed strips, into filed condition in said compartment, and a deflector positioned above said compartment for temporarily supporting the undiverted record strips.

3. In an autographic register, in combina-' tion, record strip feeding means, a detachable easel having' a wall cooperating with the wall of the register to provide a temporary compartment positioned below the point of f ner wall being substant ally lower than the strip emergence into which one or more 0 the transcribed record: strips may be folded, and a diverter for. diverting one or more the strip from the .wall

strips, from a into filed con scribed record strips may be folded, a diverter for diverting one or more strips, rality of superposed strips, into said compartment, and a deflector positioned above said compartment for temporarily supporting the undiverted record strips, sa1d deflector having a support at one-end thereof adjacent said diverter and at its outer end having a support upon said rear wall.

5. In an autographic register, in combination, record strip feeding means, a detachableeasel having a rear wall and a base plate from a pluforming means for securing the easel in position relatively to the point of emergence of providing a temporary compartment positioned below said point of emergence into which one or more of the transcribed record strips may be folded, and a supplemental wall spaced from said back wall so as to feeding means, said easel provide an auxiliary strip storage compartment.

6. An easel for autographic registers, including spaced upright substantially parallel walls providing therebetween an auxiliary strip storage compartment and a base plate extending beyond both of said walls.

7. .An easel for autographic registers, in-

cluding spaced upright substantially parallel walls provlding therebetween an auxiliary strip storage compartment, an adjacent storage compartment and a base plate extending beyond both of said walls, the inner I being substantially lower than the outer wall whereby a folded record strip may extend continuously between the compartments.

8. Aneasel for autographic registers including spaced upright wallsprovidingtherebetween an auxiliary strip storage compartment and a base plate extending beyond both of said walls, the forward face of one of said walls making an obtuse angle with said base.- plate.

' 9. An easel for auto aphic registers including spaced uprig t walls providing therebetween an auxiliary strip storage compartment and an adjacent storage compartment between one wall and the register, and

beyond both of said a base plate extending sides thereof, the inwalls at corresponding outer wall whereby a folded record strip may extend continuously between the compartments, both of said walls inclining away from the extending part of the base plate.

10. In an autographic register, in com bination, a detachable record strip easel posi- 3 tioned outside of the register and having portions forming therewith a temporary compartment for the reception of a record strip, v said easel having a base plate forming a position retaining device for the easel, and a wall extending upwardly from said base plate.

11. In an autographic register, in combination, a detachable record strip easel positioned outside of the register and having portions forming therewith a temporary compartment for the receptionof a record strip, said easel having a base plate forming a posltion retaining device for'the easel, and a rear wall spaced from the register and inclining upwardly away from the latter.

12. In an autographic register, in comblnation, a detachable record strip easel positioned outside of the register and having portions forming therewith a temporary compartment for the reception of a record strip,

saideasel having a base plate forming a position retaining device for the easel, andwalls spaced from the register and attached to and rising above said base plate and spaced apart to provide an auxiliary strip storag compartment.

13. In an autographic register, in combination, a detachable record strip easel positioned outside of the register and having portions forming therewith a temporary compartment for the reception of a record strip, said easel having a base plate forming a position retaining device for the easel, and walls spaced from the register and attached to and *9 rising above said base plate and spaced apart to provide an auxiliary strip storage compartment, both of said walls being inclinedaway from the register and upwardly from said base plate.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.-

EDIVARD KIRBY BOTTLE. 

